Develop soil maps.

“Develop soil maps.” is a core task performed by Conservation Scientists. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#23 most important). About 78% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

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AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Apply principles of specialized fields of science, such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agriculture, to achieve conservation objectives. · importance 4.5
• Plan soil management or conservation practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vegetation, contour plowing, or terracing, to maintain soil or conserve water. · importance 4.4
• Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications. · importance 4.3
• Implement soil or water management techniques, such as nutrient management, erosion control, buffers, or filter strips, in accordance with conservation plans. · importance 4.2
• Advise land users, such as farmers or ranchers, on plans, problems, or alternative conservation solutions. · importance 4.2
• Compute design specifications for implementation of conservation practices, using survey or field information, technical guides or engineering manuals. · importance 4.2
• Gather information from geographic information systems (GIS) databases or applications to formulate land use recommendations. · importance 4.1
• Participate on work teams to plan, develop, or implement programs or policies for improving environmental habitats, wetlands, or groundwater or soil resources. · importance 4.1
• Compute cost estimates of different conservation practices, based on needs of land users, maintenance requirements, or life expectancy of practices. · importance 4.0
• Develop or maintain working relationships with local government staff or board members. · importance 4.0
• Revisit land users to view implemented land use practices or plans. · importance 4.0
• Visit areas affected by erosion problems to identify causes or determine solutions. · importance 4.0
• Provide information, knowledge, expertise, or training to government agencies at all levels to solve water or soil management problems or to assure coordination of resource protection activities. · importance 4.0
• Enter local soil, water, or other environmental data into adaptive or Web-based decision tools to identify appropriate analyses or techniques. · importance 3.9

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-22162,
  title  = {Develop soil maps.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-22162}
}